Housing for a pet waste disposal system

Abstract

A housing for covering a digester system contains a hollow supporting structure on top of which is attached a catch basin via a hinge mechanism, wherein the catch basin has an inwardly concave shape so that rain or other water may be collected and directed through a passage to the digester system located directly below the catch basin.

1 . A housing for covering a digester of a pet waste disposal system comprising:
 a hollow support structure with an opening at a top end and an opening at a bottom end, the hollow support structure having an inner dimension at the bottom end larger than a radial cross sectional dimension of the digester;   a catch basin actuatably mounted to the top end of the hollow support structure, the catch basin being moveable between a closed position in which the catch basin substantially covers the opening at the top end of the hollow support structure and an open position that enables access to the interior of the hollow support structure and;   the catch basin being shaped to collect and direct water to the digester, the catch basin having a passageway between an upper surface and a lower surface of the catch basin.   
     
     
         2 . The housing of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a one way valve within the passageway for allowing water to pass from the upper surface to the lower surface of the catch basin.   
     
     
         3 . The housing of  claim 1 , wherein the passageway consists of multiple slots. 
     
     
         4 . The housing of  claim 1 , wherein the catch basin has a peripheral dimension larger than the inner dimension of the bottom end of the hollow support structure.